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IREN Slides More Than 50% From Highs as AI Rotation Hits Shares

Sector selloff plus dilution worries test confidence in the AI pivot.

Overview

  • Shares trade near $34–$35, down roughly 50–55% from the November peak around $76 and at the weakest level since September.
  • The decline accelerated after Oracle and Broadcom results stoked a broader pullback in AI‑linked names, with peers like CoreWeave, Nebius, and Bitfarms also falling.
  • The company recently completed more than $2 billion of financing, including $2.3 billion in convertible notes that sparked dilution concerns even as supporters called it balance‑sheet cleanup.
  • Contrasting signals emerged as Jim Cramer urged investors to sell while B. Riley reaffirmed a Buy rating with a $74 target, framing the slide as sentiment‑driven.
  • A five‑year, $9.7 billion Microsoft agreement anchors IREN’s shift from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure, yet near‑term revenue still leans on crypto and competition is intensifying, including a reported $10 billion Hut 8 order from Anthropic.